Confessions of a First-Time Opera Goer

I really love this initiative by Seattle Opera. They had a reality tv-style, online voting competition to find a host to spend the summer documenting all sorts of behind-the-scenes aspects of their production of Wagner's Ring Cycle.

From backstage tours to interviews with the artists, crew and directors - the twist was that the winner had to be completely new to opera, hence the "first-time" aspect.

19 year-old student Cassidy Quinn Brettle’s chronicles have been shared on the Seattle Opera blog, Facebook and Twitter. And she's just seen her first two operas!